I could no more convince myself that ANY jazz, rock, pop or folk music is a 'masterpiece of human creation' than I could convince myself that a toy aeroplane is a real one.
But I guess we will just have to agree to differ, Boris. DA ----- Original Message ----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [???] Re: Music and all that jazz Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:38:09 GMT > We are talking of the best examples of this music. > Some pop, rock and folk songs are masterpieces of human > creation. Boris Shoshensky > > -- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, well, as I've > often said, in these matters I can't prove I'm right any > more than anyone can prove I'm wrong. > > But I so often hear it said these days - even by > aestheticans - that jazz is good music - as if this were a > statement of the obvious which everyone would agree to, > that I feel a kind of duty to state what I myself believe > to be the case: jazz is a seriously impoverished musical > form - only one slight step above pop and rock music. > > DA > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [???] Re: Music and all that jazz > Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:00:57 GMT > > > Derek, I command your brevity to show so openly your > > limits of musical sensibility. > > B.Shoshensky > > > > -- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I sat through an > > evening of jazz last night. Very good jazz , I was > told. > > > Usually, when I hear jazz I simply flee, but since that > > was not an option this time I decided to listen as > > attentively as possible and try to work out if there > > seemed any basis at all for the now widespread view > > among aestheticians that jazz is good music. > > > > The experience only reinforced the view I already held. > > Jazz is a desperately impoverished musical form. In > > essence it is just musicalised beat. Insistent, > > monotonous beat, dressed up with shreds and patches of > > melody and various repetitive rills and frills. > > > > I sat there pining for Mozart. For real music. > > > > DA > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > ___ See Mexico for less! Click now for great vacation > deals! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2221/fc/Ioyw6i4tl0CF435etNBGlHZkHhfTJw > > 2WBLKrktIpf9cqCXePafEScE/ > > __________________________________________________________ > ___ Discount Online Trading - Click Now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2221/fc/Ioyw6i4tFWrxalRggp2xfkttlYECnw > bOdIfzTuPEgRpGVLwXJRRGhm/
